Africa Bags Newletter

Africa Bags is excited to announce the launch of our brand new and greatly improved website! Our new site is much more user friendly! Check out all the exciting changes at AfricaBags.org today!

The Petitt family traveled to Malawi this past July. During our visit we implemented new projects, and strengthened old ones. We have added exciting updates on all the groups and villages participating in the project, including new photos from Malawi, Africa! Check us out at AfricaBags.org!

Africa Bags and all of you, our DONORS and SUPPORTERS, are building two new Community Development Centers (CDC’s) in Chintheche Village and Embangweni Village. Construction has begun and both of these Africa Bags groups are so excited to have a new home for their bag production! Thank you all for your generous support of the project!

The Africa Bags Embangweni group has relocated to a small village within the town

of Embangweni. The chief of Embangweni Village has donated land for the CDC to be built upon. During our visit we brought home the very first of this groups newest bags, The Ngoni Bag!

Kamweko Village has begun building bricks for their new Piggery. The group is using profits from their bag sales to purchase piglets, raise them and sell them for a profit.

Viweme Village has produced the first batch of Africa Bags Soap! We are still experimenting with our ingredients but hope to have our soap products for sale in 2015! Viweme Village CDC is nearing completion! A concrete floor has been installed. Final steps of construction include installing the finishing touches of doors and windows. MANY THANKS to each of our donors who helped fund the construction of the Viweme CDC! The process has begun to place our donors’ names on the bricks of the CDC. Pictures will be mailed to each of you soon!

Engalaweni Africa Bags group has expanded to over

40 members! We are featuring a SALE on the bags made by Engalaweni in hopes to increase our sales and increase the amount of overall profits returned to the ladies of Engalaweni! Buy a bag and save a life!

The Africa Bags Chibanzi Group is thriving and has expanded as well. This group

totals over 30 members and makes one of our most popular bags of all time, the Africa Bags Reversible Shoulder Bag.
During our recent visit to Malawi we brought home several new selections of this popular bag!

Fund Raising Update

We have two new fantastic fund raising opportunities for Africa Bags! The Kroger Fund Raising Card and the Safeway Fund Raising Card are re-loadable shopping cards and are usable at grocery stores across the United States. This card can even be used for gas. 5% of all sales goes directly to Africa Bags! Click the Kroger Fund Raising Card link or the Safeway Fund Raising Card link above for more information. Purchase a pre-loaded $5 gift card from our online store and start shopping!

The Amazon Smile Fundraiser allows people to raise funds for Africa Bags while shopping online at Amazon.com. Please visit AfricaBags.org to get started fundraising with Africa Bags today! HELP US HELP THEM!

Africa Bags on Facebook and Twitter

Help us spread the word! We want to take Africa Bags to a whole new level, but we can’t do it alone. Tell your friends about Africa Bags, help us spread the word on Facebook and Twitter.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to receive Exclusive Online Coupon Codes to be used for discounts while shopping at AfricaBags.org!

Cyber Monday

Africa Bags is participating in Cyber Monday sales! Be sure to check out exclusive online sales during this year’s Cyber Monday. One day sale takes place on December 1st, 2014.

During our recent visit to Malawi, our 1st born Zoey, implemented her second library and literacy program within Africa! Viweme Village is the newest group to join the Empowering Malawi project and is now the proud owners of their very own library, including over 500 books

and a literacy program. Both Kamweko Village and Viweme Village have started a literacy program focused on teaching our sewing groups to read and write English!

Donate to the Empowering Malawi project to help build bookshelves in Viweme Village and to give the gift of books and literacy to the next Empowering Malawi village! 2015 Empowering Malawi Calendars are on sale now featuring photos from the libraries within Malawi!

Empowering Malawi
Africa Bag

Zoey has headed off to college! And with her a brand new

University of Arizona Africa Bag! Zoey’s goals include starting an Africa Bags Club on campus and traveling to Malawi with fellow U of A students. $5 of every U of A Bag sold will go towards the Empowering Malawi project and the addition of more Libraries and Literacy Programs in rural villages. Buy a bag and teach a child or an Africa Bag tailor to read!

Enlightening Malawi

Our second born, Keely, has started her own project, Enlightening Malawi, focused on bringing solar power to the rural villages of Africa Bags! The first supply of solar equipment has been ordered and we hope to implement the solar system during our next visit to Malawi! Solar Power will enable school kids to study at night, introduce computers and the internet to Africa Bags groups / villages, and so much more! Donate to the Enlightening Malawi Project today and help the Africa Bags groups and villages have a BRIGHTER future!

Educating Malawi

We have re-vamped our Africa Bags Scholarship Program! For only $50 U.S. you can make a major difference in the life of a child in Malawi! $50 sends a child to school for an entire year. 100% of your donation goes directly to the child you sponsor and their school fees. The need for education is great. We need your help. Please Donate to send a child to secondary school today!

Calling All Volunteers

Holiday Markets, Gift Fairs and Bazaars

Does your church or organization feature a Holiday Gift Fair or Alternative Market? We are looking for volunteers to sell Africa Bags at local holiday events around the United States. We make volunteering easy. All products, and information will be shipped directly to you. Please contact Holly for more information at Holly@AfricaBags.org.

Do you have experience with marketing? We need your help to sell more bags and save more lives! Our goal is to expand the project in Malawi. The villages are EAGER to produce more! We need HELP marketing our products, advertising, and acquiring corporate sponsorships.

THANK YOU to all of our family, friends, and supporters as we wouldn’t be where we are today without EACH and EVERY ONE of YOU!!